Looking at feed tags can be overwhelming. The technical jargon is seemingly designed to confuse and frustrate all who dare to read the tag. To help you navigate your feed tag, here is a list of commonly used feed additives and how they are defined within the ingredient statement.
Name | Descriptor on Tag |
Amaferm | Dried Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Product |
Bio-Chlor | Dried Condensed Extracted Glutamic Acid Fermentation Product, Dried Condensed Corn Fermentation Solubles, Wheat Middlings |
Bio-Mos | Hydrolyzed Yeast |
Celmanax | Hydrolyzed Yeast, Yeast Extract, Yeast Culture |
Comax 100 | Calcium Carbonate, Cobalt Carbonate, Lactic Acid, Diatomaceous Earth, Mineral Oil |
DCAD Plus | Potassium Carbonate |
Diamond V XP Yeast | Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast Culture |
Dynamate | Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate |
Energy Booster 100 | Animal and Vegetable Fat (preserved with BHT) |
Geobond | Diatomaceous Earth, Montmorillonite Clay |
Integral A+ | Hydrolyzed Yeast, Cereals Distillers Dried Solubles, Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate, Fat Product Feed Grade |
Jefo Vicomb | Choline Chloride, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin # Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil |
Jefo Vicomb P+ | Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin E Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil |
Lactiferm | Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product |
MegaLac | Calcium Salts of Long Chain Fatty Acids (preserved with Ethoxyquin) |
Metasmart | DL-Methionine Hydroxy Analogue Isopropyl Ester |
MFP-Novus | DL-Methionine Hydroxy Analogue Calcium, Calcium Hydroxide, Natural & Artificial Flavor |
Min-Ad | Magnesium Limestone |
Mycolock | Propionic Acid, Ammonium Hydroxide |
Optigen II | Urea, Vegetable Oil, Beta Carotene, BHT, Citric Acid |
Smartamine M | Rumen-protected DL-Methionine |
Zinpro 40 | Zinc Methionine Complex |
Zinpro Availa-4 | Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Cobalt Glucoheptonate |
Feed Tags: Reading Between the Lines